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Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 29, 2022
Latest Action
September 29, 2022
Primary Sponsor
Mark R. WarnerDemocratic(VA)
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Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, certain broadband grants made for broadband deployment.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2023 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
S.5021 Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act; S.686 Restricting Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communication Technology (RESTRICT ACT); S.856 Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act (FAIR ACT); NTIA Broadband Programs (BEAD & Digital Equity); Treasury Program (Capital Project Fund); Cooper Davis Act; HR 3309 Standard Fees Act; HR 3293 Expediting Federal BB Deployment Review Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2023 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.5021 Broadband Grant Tax Treatment
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
S.5021 Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act; S.686 Restricting Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communication Technology (RESTRICT ACT); S.856 Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act (FAIR ACT); HR1189 Undersea Cable Control Act; NTIA Broadband Programs (BEAD & Digital Equity); Treasury Program (Capital Project Fund)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2023 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.5021 Broadband Grant Tax Treatment
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
WISPA lobbied Congress for passage of the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (S. 5021).
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
| Republican |
| ND |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Raphael G. Warnock | Democratic | GA |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
Fair and Equitable Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (HR 3684) WISPA's Own Path to Gigabit Proposal Reauthorization of the 2023 Farm Bill Access to spectrum for small fixed wireless providers Access to telecommunications infrastructure for small fixed wireless providers Taxability of federal broadband grants (S. 5021) Spectrum Innovation Act (S. 4117/HR 7624)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX - TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE H.R.2411 - Broadband for All Act of 2021 (introduced 04/08/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2977 - CAN Act (introduced 05/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3311 - America Wins Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3377 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (introduced 05/20/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8099 - Encouraging Private Investment for Better Broadband Act (introduced 06/16/2022) - all provisions related to communications providers S.5021 - A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Exclude Certain Broadband Grants for Gross Income (introduced 9/29/2022) - - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX - TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE H.R.2411 - Broadband for All Act of 2021 (introduced 04/08/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2977 - CAN Act (introduced 05/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3311 - America Wins Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3377 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (introduced 05/20/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8099 - Encouraging Private Investment for Better Broadband Act (introduced 06/16/2022) - all provisions related to communications providers S.5021 - A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Exclude Certain Broadband Grants for Gross Income (introduced 9/29/2022) - - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Taxation of Broadband Grants...discussed implications on deploying broadband when grants are taxed. S. 5021 and H.R. 9449, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act -- exempts broadband deployment grants awarded through IIJA and ARPA from a recipient's income to ensure every appropriated dollar goes toward broadband deployment
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Long-term sustainability of the federal Universal Service High Cost Program -- support for ACAM and CAF-BLS carriers; Affordable Connectivity Program H.R. 1783/S. 745, Accessible, Affordable Internet for all Act -- make high speed broadband accessible and affordable to all Americans; part of the Biden Administration's American Job Plan and Infrastructure Plan (e.g., Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) S. 922, Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2021 -- provides funding to states to extend broadband serves to unserved areas Affordable Connectivity Program; Tribal Broadband Benefit Program, Broadband Infrastructure Program H.R. 1391, American Rescue Plan, lobbied on parts associated with broadband: Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund; Dept. of Treasury rules on ARP broadband speeds NTIA's Middle Mile Program USF Contributions Reform -- lobbied to support modernizing the USF contributions methodology to account for the broadband era; FAIR Contributions Act; S. 2427, FAIR Contributions Act -- bill to have FCC study assessing edge providers for USF contributions; S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act -- a bill to require the FCC to modernize USF contributions and expand the base of contributors Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Services' ReConnect Broadband Loan/Grant Program -- discussed the importance of the program for small rural local exchange carriers H.R. 4374, the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act -- reauthorizes USDA broadband programs through FY2029 H.R. 3369, Broadband for Rural America Act -- codifies RUS' ReConnect Program to expand rural broadband assistance H.R. 1650, requires the FCC to analyze and report on demands associated with edge providers data transmitted on rural broadband networks. NTIA Programs: Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and Broadband Infrastructure Program; implementation of the IIJA Universal Service Fund Budget Control Mechanism Supply Chain issues as they relate to telecom providers Broadband grants and tax implications S. 5021 and H.R. 9449, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act -- exempts broadband deployment grants awarded through IIJA and ARPA from a recipient's income to ensure every appropriated dollar is spent toward broadband deployment
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General lobbying on the following issues: corporate income tax rates; dividend taxation; expensing (bonus) depreciation; like-kind spectrum exchanges; book minimum tax treatment of pensions, depreciation, and spectrum; digital economy directives proposed by the OECD; state and local taxation of digital goods and services; state and local taxation of the Internet; mobile workforce state income taxation; remote worker state payroll withholding taxation; foreign taxation of digital services; international tax changes to GILTI; OECD tax proposals; interest tax deduction limitation under sec.163 of the I.R.C.; extending expiring tax benefits; and expensing and research, development and experimentation costs. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: Fair Access to Interstate Remedies (Draft)-A measure to prevent the imposition of discriminatory taxation and undue burdens on interstate commerce by providing taxpayers access to judicial remedies in federal court; not yet introduced); H.R. 1304/S. 749 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021; H.R. 2558/S. 1166 - Accelerate Long-term Investment Now Act (Align Act); H.R. 4346 - Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, AKA CHIPS Act of 2022; H.R. 5371/S.1077 - Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, making permanent the allowance for depreciation, amortization or depletion for purposes of determining the income limitation on the tax deduction for business interest; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R. 8913 - TCIA Permanency Act, making permanent the provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers enacted in 2017 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025; H.R. 9449/S. 5021 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act, to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income; and S. 1274 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issues: 5G and climate; C-band and altimeters; auction authority extension; comprehensive privacy protections; cybersecurity; drone technology; taxation of federal broadband awards; wireless messaging; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; prepaid phones; robocalls; semi-conductors; spectrum policy; phone theft; broadband deployment; wireless infrastructure deployment; wireless emergency alerts; and wireless industry competition. Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 7132 - Safe Connections Act of 2022; H.R. 7624 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022; H.R. 7783 - Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022; H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 4117 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022; and S. 5021 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues impacting corporate taxation and employer provided benefits; issues related to international taxation, issues related to capital gains and dividend taxation, issues related to the implementation of the COVID relief packages, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act S 749American Innovation and Jobs Act, all provisions HR 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, all provisions S 1077/HR 5371Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions S 1166/HR 2558ALIGN Act, all provisions S 5021/HR 9449 Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 5371 Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions H.R. 9030 To repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax, all provisions
Client expense: $2,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
-S.1274 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 -HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act -HR 2558 & S.1166 - ALIGN Act -HR 4346 - Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, AKA CHIPS Act of 2022 -HR 9449 & S 5021 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act: A bill to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income -HR 5371 & S 1077 - Permanently Preserving America's Investment in Manufacturing Act: Makes permanent the allowance for depreciation, amortization, or depletion for purposes of determining the income limitation on the tax deduction for business interest. -HR 8913 - The TCJA Permanency Act: makes permanent provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers that were enacted in 2017 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. -HR 1304 & S 749 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 -Fair Access to Interstate Remedies (a measure to prevent the imposition of discriminatory taxation and undue burdens on interstate commerce by providing taxpayers access to judicial remedies in federal court: not yet introduced) -OECD Tax Proposals -Expensing of Research and Experimentation Costs -Corporate Income Tax Rates -Dividend Taxation -Expensing [Bonus] Depreciation -Like Kind Exchanges of Spectrum -Book Minimum Tax Treatment on Spectrum -Book Minimum Tax Treatment of Pensions -Book Minimum Tax Treatment of Depreciation -Digital Economy Directives proposed by the OECD -State and local Taxation of Digital Goods and Services -State and local Taxation of the Internet -Mobile Workforce State Income Legislation -Remote Worker State Payroll Withholding Tax Legislation - Foreign Taxation of Digital Service -International Tax changes to GILTI -Interest Tax Deduction Limitation under 163(j) of the I.R.C. -Extending Expiring Tax Benefits -Tax issues related to expensing and research and development expensing
Client expense: $3,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate taxation generally, including accelerated depreciation; S. 5021/H.R. 9449, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High-Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions Issues relating to Device Exclusivity and Availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities Issues relating to Implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to Telecommunication Workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act Issues related to Technological Competitiveness and Cybersecurity H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427/H.R. 8575, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347, To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447, Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 3288, NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 3335, Robocall Traceback Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities S. 3587/H.R. 7060, Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3593,Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3692,NET Act - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6541, Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses Nonprofits and Local Governments Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6768, To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority. - issues relating to public safety H.R. 6824, Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6982, Public Lands Telecommunications Act - issues relating H.R. 7112, Internet Exchange Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 7132, Safe Connections Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7116, 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7598, Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities H.R. 7642, Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 7783, Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 8152, The American Data Privacy and Protection Act - issues relating to consumer privacy H.R. 7900, The FY23 National Defense Authorization Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 4117, the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum S. 4126, the Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund. H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021/America COMPETES Act of 2022 - issues relating to Supply Chain S. 4676/H.R. 8573, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to FCC Process and Authority S. 4661, Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4763, GRID Broadband Act of 2022 - issues related to infrastructure S. 4767/H.R. 8679, PLAN for Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4968, A bill to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 5001/H.R. 9343, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve access by Indian Tribes to support from Universal Service programs of the FCC - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 5021/H.R. 9449, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income - issues related to infrastructure deployment S. 5127/H.R. 3898, Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act - Issues relating to privacy S. 5137, Rural Internet Improvement Act - issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment S. 5239/H.R. 9490, Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states (NETWORKS) Act - Issues relating to cybersecurity and supply chain S. 5321, Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing (DIGITAL) on Reservations Act - Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum H.R. 4275, Ensuring Phone and Internet Access Through Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program Act of 2022 - Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High-Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 9129/S. 4368, American Technology Leadership Act - Issues related to technological competitiveness and cybersecurity H.R. 9236, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process, cybersecurity and supply chain H.R. 9356, Resources for Emergency and Security Infrastructure Logistics In Every Neighborhood to Curb Extremism (RESILIENCE) Act of 2022 - Issues relating to Infrastructure, cybersecurity and supply chain H.R. 9569, Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process H.R.7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - Issues relating to cybersecurity and supply chain H.R.2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process, issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process H.R.6833, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process, issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process, Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 7132 - Safe Connections Act of 2022 H.R. 7624 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 H.R. 7783 - Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 4117 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 S. 5021 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) Issues related to 5G and climate Issues related to C-band/altimeters Issues related to auction authority extension Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to drones Issues related to ensuring federal broadband awards are not taxable Issues related to messaging Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission Issues related to oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Issues related to prepaid phones Issues related to robocalls Issues related to semi-conductors Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to stolen phones Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless emergency alerts Issues related to wireless industry competition
Client expense: $4,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX - TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE H.R.2411 - Broadband for All Act of 2021 (introduced 04/08/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2977 - CAN Act (introduced 05/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3311 - America Wins Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3377 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (introduced 05/20/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8099 - Encouraging Private Investment for Better Broadband Act (introduced 06/16/2022) - all provisions related to communications providers S.5021 - A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Exclude Certain Broadband Grants for Gross Income (introduced 9/29/2022) - - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General lobbying on the following issues: corporate taxation and employer-provided benefits; international taxation; capital gains and dividend taxation; and implementation of the COVID relief packages and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Lobbying on the following specific bills: S. 749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act, all provisions; S. 1077/H.R. 5371 - Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions; S. 1166/H.R. 2558 - ALIGN Act, all provisions; S. 5021/H.R. 9449 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act, all provisions; H.R. 1304 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, all provisions; and H.R. 5371 - Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions; and H.R. 9030 - To repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact the ability of its members to function in an operationally sound manner as well as measures that may affect the ultimate transfer of such businesses. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 1077 - Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act - all sections. S. 1166 - Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now Act - all sections. S. 4689 - ACCESS Rural America Act - all sections. S. 5021 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act - all sections. H.R. 2558 - Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now Act - all sections. H.R. 5371 - Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act- all sections. H.R. 9445 - ACCESS Rural America Act - all sections. H.R. 9449 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issue related to energy tax credits HR 1062, Access 45Q Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and allow an elective payment of the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration. HR 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act - clean energy tax credits, direct payment of energy tax credits S. 5021/HR 9449, the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
Client expense: $716,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Fair and Equitable Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (HR 3684) WISPA's Own Path to Gigabit Proposal Reauthorization of the 2023 Farm Bill Access to spectrum for small fixed wireless providers Access to telecommunications infrastructure for small fixed wireless providers Taxability of federal broadband grants (S. 5021) Spectrum Innovation Act (S. 4117/HR 7624)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
WISPA lobbied Congress for passage of the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (S. 5021).
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - Broadband Implementation (NTIA Programs), FAIR Act S.2427, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act S.5021, American Rescue Plan Act - Capital Project Fund, Net Neutrality S.4676
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act S.5021
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General lobbying on the following issues: corporate taxation and employer-provided benefits; international taxation; capital gains and dividend taxation; and implementation of the COVID relief packages and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Lobbying on the following specific bills: S. 749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act, all provisions; S. 1077/H.R. 5371 - Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions; S. 1166/H.R. 2558 - ALIGN Act, all provisions; S. 5021 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act, all provisions; H.R. 1304 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, all provisions; and H.R. 5371 - Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, all tax provisions; and H.R. 9030 - To repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
-S.1274 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 -HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act -HR 2558 & S.1166 - ALIGN Act -HR 4346 - Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, AKA CHIPS Act of 2022 -S 5021 - A bill to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income -Fair Access to Interstate Remedies (a measure to prevent the imposition of discriminatory taxation and undue burdens on interstate commerce by providing taxpayers access to judicial remedies in federal court: not yet introduced) -OECD Tax Proposals -Expensing of Research and Experimentation Costs -HR 1304 & S 749 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 -Corporate Income Tax Rates -Dividend Taxation -Expensing [Bonus] Depreciation -Like Kind Exchanges of Spectrum -Book Minimum Tax Treatment on Spectrum -Book Minimum Tax Treatment of Pensions -Digital Economy Directives proposed by the OECD -State and local Taxation of Digital Goods and Services -State and local Taxation of the Internet -Mobile Workforce State Income Legislation -Remote Worker State Payroll Withholding Tax Legislation - Foreign Taxation of Digital Service -International Tax changes to GILTI -Tax Extenders -Spectrum Tax
Client expense: $2,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues impacting corporate taxation and employer provided benefits; issues related to international taxation, issues related to capital gains and dividend taxation, issues related to the implementation of the COVID relief packages and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S 749American Innovation and Jobs Act, all provisions HR 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, all provisions S 1077/HR 5371Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions S 1166/HR 2558ALIGN Act, all provisions S 5021 Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act, provisions related to the tax treatment of spectrum assets H.R. 5371 Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act, all provisions H.R. 9030 To repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax, all provisions
Client expense: $2,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 4990 - ITS Codification Act H.R. 5378 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 5486 - SMART Act H.R. 7132 - Safe Connections Act of 2022 H.R. 7624 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 H.R. 7783 - Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 120 - Safe Connections Act of 2021 S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021 S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 4117 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 S. 4409 - Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022 S. 4590 - A bill to provide requirements relating to data caps on broadband internet access service, and for other purposes. S. 4699 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2022 S. 4820 - Protecting Communications Networks from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act S. 5021 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) Issues related to 988 implementation Issues related to C-band/altimeters Issues related to auction authority extension Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections Issues related to connected cars Issues related to contraband prison phones Issues related to drones Issues related to ensuring federal broadband awards are not taxable Issues related to messaging Issues related to net neutrality Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission Issues related to prepaid phones Issues related to resiliency Issues related to robocalls Issues related to semi-conductors Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to stolen phones Issues related to the book minimum tax on spectrum Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless emergency alerts Issues related to wireless industry competition
Client expense: $2,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Long-term sustainability of the federal Universal Service High Cost Program -- support for ACAM and CAF-BLS carriers; Affordable Connectivity Program H.R. 1783/S. 745, Accessible, Affordable Internet for all Act -- make high speed broadband accessible and affordable to all Americans; part of the Biden Administration's American Job Plan and Infrastructure Plan (e.g., Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) S. 922, Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2021 -- provides funding to states to extend broadband serves to unserved areas Affordable Connectivity Program; Tribal Broadband Benefit Program, Broadband Infrastructure Program H.R. 1391, American Rescue Plan, lobbied on parts associated with broadband: Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund; Dept. of Treasury rules on ARP broadband speeds NTIA's Middle Mile Program USF Contributions Reform -- lobbied to support modernizing the USF contributions methodology to account for the broadband era; FAIR Contributions Act; S. 2427, FAIR Contributions Act -- bill to have FCC study assessing edge providers for USF contributions; S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act -- a bill to require the FCC to modernize USF contributions and expand the base of contributors Rural Digital Opportunity Fund -- lobbied to hold winner of the reverse auctions to their commitments to provide broadband to unserved areas and to not allow them to reduce their commitments; expressed concerns with the concept of reverse auctions in general practice Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Services' ReConnect Broadband Loan/Grant Program -- discussed the importance of the program for small rural local exchange carriers H.R. 4374, the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act -- reauthorizes USDA broadband programs through FY2029 H.R. 3369, Broadband for Rural America Act -- codifies RUS' ReConnect Program to expand rural broadband assistance H.R. 1650, requires the FCC to analyze and report on demands associated with edge providers data transmitted on rural broadband networks. NTIA Programs: Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and Broadband Infrastructure Program; implementation of the IIJA Universal Service Fund Budget Control Mechanism Supply Chain issues as they relate to telecom providers Broadband grants and tax implications S. 5021, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act -- exempts broadband deployment grants awarded through IIJA and ARPA from a recipient's income to ensure every appropriated dollar is spent toward broadband deployment
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Taxation of Broadband Grants...discussed implications on deploying broadband when grants are taxed. S. 5021, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act -- exempts broadband deployment grants awarded through IIJA and ARPA from a recipient's income to ensure every appropriated dollar goes toward broadband deployment
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate taxation generally; H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act - corporate and individual tax provisions and consumer EV tax credits; S. 5021, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum auctions Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment and siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to robocalls and related activities Issues relating to implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to telecommunication workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427/H.R. 8575, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347 - To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 3288, NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 3335, Robocall Traceback Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities S. 3587/H.R. 7060 Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3593Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3692NET Act - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6541 Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses Nonprofits and Local Governments Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6768 To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority. - issues relating to public safety H.R. 6824 Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6982 Public Lands Telecommunications Act - issues relating H.R. 7112 Internet Exchange Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 7132 Safe Connections Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7116 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7598 Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities H.R. 7642 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum and security H.R. 7783 Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 8152 The American Data Privacy and Protection Act - issues relating to consumer privacy H.R. 7900 The FY23 National Defense Authorization Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 4117 - the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum and security S. 4126 - the Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund. H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021/America COMPETES Act of 2022 - issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum and security S. 4676/H.R. 8573, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to FCC Process and Authority S. 4661, Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 4664 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4763 - GRID Broadband Act of 2022 - issues related to infrastructure S. 4767/H.R. 8679 - PLAN for Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4968 - A bill to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 5001 - a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve access by Indian Tribes to support from Universal Service programs of the FCC - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 5021 - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income - issues related to infrastructure deployment
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX - TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE H.R.2411 - Broadband for All Act of 2021 (introduced 04/08/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2977 - CAN Act (introduced 05/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3311 - America Wins Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act (introduced 05/18/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3377 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (introduced 05/20/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8099 - Encouraging Private Investment for Better Broadband Act (introduced 06/16/2022) - all provisions related to communications providers S.5021 - A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Exclude Certain Broadband Grants for Gross Income (introduced 9/29/2022) - - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE